Lead Ball Accuracy

[threefortyduster]

Sabots are for people who can't make their own bullets.

At this point, I can't. That mold is intriguing though. I have a friend that works in a tires plus, so I can get all the old weights I want.

That minie mold for 348 gr conical bullet looks pretty cool though. I may go that route.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I'd guess I am intelligent enough to successfully learn to make my own bullets, but have no desire to, especially for a gun I only shoot a few times a year.

 

[threefortyduster]

Inline ammo doesn't have to be expensive...Just buy bulk sabots at about 8 bucks per 100 and use the pistol bullet of your choice.

Awesome idea...thanks! After a minute of research, that seems just as good as casting. Maybe I'll do both

 

[Busyhands94]

It all depends what your rifle likes best, sabots or full bore torpedoes. Of course the cool thing about sabots (at least to me it seems) is that you could get some REALLY nasty jacketed bullets. Defensive JHP's or dead soft lead HP's would cut a pretty impressive wound channel on game, you could also cast some bullets with antimony for greater penetration, or you could just use FMJ's.

Then again 360 grains of dead soft lead at 1500 FPS is going to expand the second it hits game, that would be pretty effective whether it's in a sabot or a full bore bullet.

 

[Plastikosmd]

thx colt. While they are 'iron' sights, they are aperature type sights that may lend themself to better accuracy. Nevertheless it is fun to outshoot or keep up with the scoped centerfires.

 

[CraigC]

Sabots are for people who can't make their own bullets.

I buy all my projectiles as a matter of choice. I choose to spend my time doing things other than casting bullets.


Typical group, three shots at 70yds with a .535" Speer.

 

[Plastikosmd]

well it was a beautiful sat. morning, nobody at the range. One of the prior groups posted was of this 62 caliber rifle and I had been searching for the best charge. I went from 100g up to about 260g or so then back down. It seems like 145 is the ticket, 5 shot under 1" at 100 redfield sights, 3 of .626 dia balls for size on the paper to compare for the 5 shot group.